Social capital and health outcomes among older adults in China: The urban-rural dimension

Gerontologist

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 325-334

  Norstrand, Julie A ^a   Xu, Qingwen ^b  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bonding; Bridging and linking capital; China General Social Survey; Physical and eemotional health; Urban rural dwelling

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OBJECT RELATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN POPULATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84863626954     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnr072     Document Type: Article

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